Broiler-pan.



J. E. BUG'KLEY.

BROILER PAN.

APPLIOATION FILED JUNE 3 Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

Wifmesses JANE E. BUCKLEY, 0F IBERKELEY,'CALIFORNIA.

BROILER-PAN.

Specification ofiltetters Patent.

Patented Aug. 5,1913.

Application filed June 3,1912. Serial No. 701,181.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, JANE ELIZABETH BUoKLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berkeley, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Broiler- Pans, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved broiler pan for use in gas ovens which will render it impossible for the drippings from the meat being broiled to catch fire from the gas flames.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved broiler pan; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical section thereof on the line 33 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical section of a detail.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates my improved broiler pan, which is rectangular in form and differs in general appearance from ordinary broiler pans, in that it is of greater depth at the front than at the near. It is supported upon legs 2 of such respective height as to cause the broiler pan to slope from its rear edge 3 to the front edge t downwardly at an angle great enough to permit a somewhat rapid flow of the drippings in the pan to the front edge thereof. Parallel with said front ed e and closely adjacent thereto, there' is formed in the bottom of the pan an extremely narrow slot 6 extending the full length of the bottom of the pan. The sides 7 of this slot are curved downwardly to facilitate the flow of the drippings therethrough, which then drop into a drip pan 8 removably supported by its flanges on supports 9 secured to the broiler pan and extending inwardly beneath its bottom. Said drip pan' extends the full length of the broiler pan, but it is of considerably less width, being of sufiicient size to hold all the drippings of the meat.

The essence" of my invention resides in the construction and dimensions of the slot 6. This slot is formed ,to operate upon the principle of the safety lamp, that is, is so narrow that no flame can pass through it because the flame is extinguished by the abin the broiler pan is at all times small, and

consequently there is little probability of their catching fire, and even if they should catch fire the flamesare inconsiderable in magnitude. But in any case such flame cannot pass through the narrow slot 6, and the word narrow is intended to define in the claims such a degree of proximity of the sides of the slot, that flame cannot pass therethrough.

' I claim p 1. The combination with a broiler pan having an inclined bottom formed at its lowest portion with a narrow elongated slot having a downwardly extending edge and a drip pan arranged to receive the drippings flowing through said slot.

2. The combination with a broiler pan having an inclined bottom formed at its lowest portion with a narrow elongated slot having a downwardly extending edge said broiler pan being provided with supports for a drip pan to receive the drippings flowing through said slot, and a drip pan movably supported by said supports.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JANE E. BUCKLEY. Witnesses: FRANCIS M; WRIGHT,

'D. B. RICHARDS. 

